My NBA Trading Cards Hobby

A sports trading card is a small piece of cardboard (or wood, metal or glass) which usually contains image of a particular sports player. Along with the image might be an autograph, piece of jersey, ball, bat or other item depending on the kind of sports. It might also contain statistics and some information about the player or team featured. Trading cards also hold some value depending on its rarity, condition and the player featured. Their values are listed at price guides like that of Beckett. They may be worthless to some, but hold value to us collectors.

Below are sample pictures of trading cards. They are some of the autographed and jersey cards of the player I collect, Shaquille O’Neal. They are part of my collection.

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